Hello,
I would like to know, how should snd_pcm_drop() call influence
snd_pcm_writei() being simultaneously executed.
I expected, that after issuing snd_pcm_drop() (from another thread), the
snd_pcm_write*() in progress should be terminated almost immediately with
some return value (error or short write). According to my observation,
this seem to work on ALSA lib & driver 1.0.14rc3, snd_ali5451.
However, it never or almost never works on another machine with ALSA lib
1.0.16 (Debian package libasound2 [1.0.16-2], driver unknown, sorry).
There, the snd_pcm_write*() _never_returns_ after snd_pcm_drop(), and
remain stuck forever.
I would like to ask you, which behaviour of snd_pcm_drop/snd_pcm_write* is
the correct one. I suppose the snd_pcm_write*() should be interrupted,
otherwise, an extra thread would be needed in many applications. However,
I don't know, why does not it work in the later version of ALSA.
I have not found the answer in Doxygen, and since I am real ALSA newbie, I
gave up reading ALSA source, especially because I have seen different
behaviour among two different versions. Excuse my impatience.
Thank you for a clarification.
Best regards,
Marek.